Contract cheating and blackmail: a risky business?
Contract cheating and blackmail: a risky business?
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DOI：
10.1080/03075079.2020.1730313
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发表时间：
2020-02-26
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Veeran-Colton, Terisha
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作者：
Yorke, Jonathan;Sefcik, Lesley;Veeran-Colton, Terisha
本研究通过西澳大利亚587名大学生完成的基于场景的在线练习，研究了敲诈勒索和合同欺诈的新兴问题。研究人员向参与者展示了两个连续的场景，每个场景都包含一项困难的任务。在第二种情况之前（以及在第二种情况之内）引入了敲诈勒索的可能性。这项工作包括调查问题，考察参与者对合同欺诈和勒索问题的认识和态度。尽管在这项研究中有一小部分学生（2.4%）选择作弊，但几乎90%的学生声称没有意识到被勒索的风险。了解敲诈风险后，愿意作弊的学生数量减少了一半。一些参与者有直接或间接的敲诈经历，这让他们对诈骗服务的提供者有了新的认识。根据本研究的含义，对敲诈勒索问题的可能方法进行了检查。
This study examines the emergent issue of blackmail and contract cheating through a scenario-based online exercise completed by 587 university students in Western Australia. Participants were presented with two consecutive scenarios, each involving a difficult assignment. The possibility of blackmail was introduced prior to (and within) the second scenario. The exercise included survey questions which examined participants' knowledge and attitudinal perspectives towards the issue of contract cheating and blackmail. Although a small percentage of students (2.4%) elected to cheat in this study, almost 90% claimed not to have been aware of the risk of blackmail. Knowledge of the risk of blackmail reduced the number of students willing to cheat by half. Some participants had direct or indirect experience of blackmail, revealing new insights into the providers of cheating services. Possible approaches to the issue of blackmail are examined in the light of the implications of this research.